The rink will open Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11, and will be open until Martin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan. 16,

The rink hours are scheduled for Mondays through Thursdays, noon to 10 p.m.; Fridays, noon to 11 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and Sundays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., with adjusted hours on the Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's and Martin Luther King Day holidays.

Admission costs $10 for adults and $9 for children, seniors and military servicemembers. Skate rentals are $4.

"The holiday season is one of our favorite times to get everyone out and about and enjoying the Waterfront," said Laurie Schwartz, president of the Waterfront Partnership. "The return of the Pandora Ice Rink is just one of the many opportunities to celebrate with friends and loved ones."

For the first time in years, ice skating returns to the Inner Harbor. A skating rink at McKeldin Square opened to the public for the season. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun video)

For the first time in years, ice skating returns to the Inner Harbor. A skating rink at McKeldin Square opened to the public for the season. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun video)

The rink, part of the Waterfront Partnership's "It's a Waterfront Life" series of holiday events, is sponsored by Pandora, Constellation Energy Group, the Can Company, T. Rowe Price, the Next Ice Age, Village of Cross Keys, Mindgrub and the Pearlstone Family Foundation.

The series also features daily showings of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer RD" at the National Aquarium, the Thanksgiving day Gobble Cobble Turkey Trot in Harbor East, the Rock the Dock Family Holiday Bash at Power Plant Live on Dec. 3, and other events.